Erasmo Ramirez, last 3 starts

Erasmo Ramirez, regular season

Ramirez faces the team that traded him on July 28 for Steve Cishek as he works in the Mariners’ rotation. He is 0-1 with a 4.40 ERA in three starts, but he is coming off his best outing -- six innings with three hits and one run vs. the Angels.

Austin Pruitt, last 3 starts

Austin Pruitt, regular season

Pruitt turned in a quality start last time out against the Indians and has really turned a corner recently. Over his last three starts and 18 1/3 innings, the right-hander holds a 1.96 ERA and has walked just three batters.

Ariel Miranda, last 3 starts

Ariel Miranda, regular season

Miranda is 0-2 with a 7.23 ERA and 12 home runs over his past seven starts, but he threw a complete-game victory vs. the Rays on June 4 in Seattle, allowing four hits and one run with nine strikeouts in his only time facing Tampa Bay.

Jake Odorizzi, last 3 starts

Jake Odorizzi, regular season

Odorizzi was sharp in his last outing against the Blue Jays and really buckled down to control his pitches after allowing a first-inning home run. This was a good sign for the right-hander coming off back-to-back short outings.

Yovani Gallardo, last 3 starts

Yovani Gallardo, regular season

The 31-year-old right-hander is 0-1 with a 9.45 ERA over his past three starts and lasted just four innings with eight runs and two homers in his previous outing against the Orioles. He’s 3-2 with a 4.71 ERA in seven career starts vs. the Rays.

Blake Snell, last 3 starts

Blake Snell, regular season

Snell battled through six innings his last time out and, despite allowing four earned runs, manager Kevin Cash said it might have been Snell's best start of the season because of his ability to push through the last inning when his team needed it.

Jacob Faria, last 3 starts

Jacob Faria, regular season

Faria wasn't at his best on Aug. 16 against Toronto, but he certainly kept the Rays in it over his 5 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on six hits. His line would have looked better without a pair of defensive miscues in the outfield.